Ward councillor Elizabeth Shenton has spoken to council officers about ways of improving safety around Midway Car Park.

She said: "We have talked about trying to install railings at a number of levels on the car park because a fall from some of the higher platforms could be fatal, not just the top, so it is definitely something we are looking into.

"But it all depends on cost and how we could achieve this.

"I was very distressed after the last time something like this happened.

"It is very sad for the families of these people. It is a terrible thing to have happened."

Police officers are continuing to piece together exactly how the man died.

The incident is not being treated as suspicious and a report is now being prepared for the coroner.

A police spokesman said: "Officers were called to the multi-storey car park of the Roebuck Centre, Newcastle, just before 8.25pm on Monday after receiving calls that a man had fallen to the ground.

"Sadly, the man was pronounced dead by paramedics and the area was cordoned off while emergency services were in attendance.

"Officers have traced the man's relatives and they are currently in the process of being informed of his death.

"Although the man has yet to be formally identified we can confirm he was a 57-year-old man from Newcastle."

Mayor of Newcastle Eddie Boden said it was a shocking incident.

He said: "We are obviously concerned about what has gone on.

"I have no doubt that the council will be looking at the problem to try and see if it can be alleviated in some way.

"It is very sad to hear about this poor person and my condolences go out to this man's family at what must be a very difficult time."

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So it depends on cost as to having railings put up to stop this from happening again. Having just drove past the old Sainsbury's site where there is now demolition going on, why not utilise the blue fencing from there to put into the Midway car park? Surely that will save on costs and they will be reused instead of throwing them away.